Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 12, 1 December 2008 — Blaisdell, Young award ed Paʻo Moʻolelo [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Blaisdell, Young award ed Paʻo Moʻolelo

Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell and Dr. Benjamin Young aie recipients of the 2008 Pa'a Mo'olelo award from the Hawahan Historical Society. The honor recognizes individuals for a lifetime of significant contributions to the preseivation and peipetuation

of Hawai'i's liistory. In addition to their years of seivice to the eommunity as Native Hawaiian medical doctors, both Young and Blaisdeh have demonstrated enduring commitment to the cultural traditions and histoiy of the healing arts in the Hawahan Islands. Young has conducted extensive research in documenting the hfe and times of Native Hawaiians in the field of medicine, dating back to the late 19th century. Blaisdeh has studied the histoiy of lā'au lapa'au and its relevance to contemporaiy issues of Native Hawaiian health. The Pa'a Mo'olelo award presentation was set to take plaee during a special program Oct. 30 at the University of Hawai'i Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawahan Studies.

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